[mythtv-users] Autostart of MythTV as myttv user
MythTV at C4L
davidc-mythtv at connect4less.com
Mon Nov 3 18:14:55 EST 2003
According to /etc/inittab:
id:5:initdefault:
On initial boot, it auto-login's as user "mythtv" and run "blackbox."
Nothing else happens. If I logout, it goes to a GUI login screen and if
I login as mythtv, it will auto-start mythfrontend. Just as it does if
I cycle the init levels.
Dave
On Mon, 2003-11-03 at 14:58, Nick Bartos wrote:
> what is your default runlevel in /etc/inittab (if it is 3 instead of 5
> that would explain the problem)? Is X coming up when you login, or is it
> just auto-logging in on the terminal?
>
>
> > I saw a thread on this topic in the archives, but it doesn't seem to
> > address starting up in BlackBox and on the initial boot. It's also
> > listed in the docs (21.10), but that doesn't seem to work either.
> >
> > My system boots up into BlackBox and DOES auto-login as user mythtv. I
> > just can't seem to get MythTV to start up on inital boot. If I login
> > from another term and init 3, then init 5, it starts up using the 21.10
> > documentation. This basically says to alter the .xinitrc file and add
> > "mythfronted &" before loading blackbox.
> >
> > Any ideas why on inital boot, the auto-login of the mythtv user doesn't
> > startup MythTV but changing run levels does?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave
> >
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